Goodman, Hickman and Watson declined comment. Summers told 11Alive News that he has heard from constituents who can be served with Medicaid expansion and is motivated to protect rural hospitals, including Crisp Regional Hospital in his hometown of Cordele.

How Democratic lawmakers can build bipartisan support and influence legislation when Republicans control the House, Senate, and governor’s office.

This week on WABE, the 2025 Georgia General Assembly starts, Gov. Brian Kemp delivers his State of the State address, Republican infighting, and federal regulators are rolling back a proposed expansion of ocean speed limits designed to protect right whales.

President Donald Trump’s pick to lead the FBI was grilled by Democrats while the GOP members made their broad support for him known.

Opponents of the proposal, however, argue it strips Georgians of their right to seek compensation for injuries suffered from the negligence of large corporations.

Republican Gov. Jeff Landry’s letter sent perhaps the clearest signal to Cassidy. In a letter to Cassidy, his former House colleague and longtime Trump devotee recalled Kennedy’s appearance in Baton Rouge, and noting “Kennedy proved to be an asset to the state as we navigated the edicts of the federal government.”

Georgia. Gov. Brian Kemp is reiterating his pitch for lawsuit limits, saying they will halt rising insurance costs. The reality, though, is more complicated.

Tennessee lawmakers have approved legislation drastically expanding the number of families who can use taxpayer money on private schools regardless of income

We all learned early in life that the Founding Fathers gave Congress the “Power of the Purse” on spending to act as a check on the executive branch, but it sure hasn’t looked like that in the early days of President Donald Trump’s second term in office.

Bill named for slain Georgia nursing student becomes first law signed by 47th president.

The proposal backed by Lt. Gov. Burt Jones takes a subtle swipe at Attorney General Chris Carr. The two will likely face off in the 2026 GOP primary.

President Donald Trump signed an executive order to instruct the Pentagon and the Department of Homeland Security to prepare a 30,000-person migrant facility at the Guantánamo Bay Naval Base in Cuba.